My first "photography" picture

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Bandomo

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So this is the first picture that I actually take with the attempt to "understand" photography.
Camera was on 100 percent manual mode, which was then followed by post processing using Aperture 3. Still got a long road ahead of me, but so far I'm enjoying the hobby a little more than I anticipated! Critiques highly welcomed, especially on ways to improve the pic. Marry Christmas!!

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I'm not a professional, but I am hooked on photography. This pic look great IMO. What equpiment are you using.
 
nice pic. I can't stand aperture 3 though. I just got lightroom 3, and I am liking that a lot, but just learning it a little. Aperture 3 also always seemed slow on my machine.
 
The pic looks way better on my mac than iphone. For some reason it was darker on my iphone. How do you like Aperture? I've always used Lightroom or picasa for quick editing and hosting.

How do you like your T2i?
 
Really nice picture. I am have been going with video over photography because I love the light ripples on the sand of the tank and it is really hard to catch that with a picture. (Not impossible though.) I just need a lot more practice.
 
Thanks for the encouragement guys! I'm shooting with a Canon T2i and used a 250d
close-up lens. Its more like a filter that screws to the front of my kit lens (15-55mm), but its actually considered a lens (extremely heavy compared to the weight of a filter and much cheaper then a macro lens). I'm guessing the close-up lens was the reason for the shallow depth-of-field vs the use of a large aperture.

The reason I went with Aperature was because I'm a big Apple fan and figured Aperature would be a nice progression. Currently I'm using the 30 day trial version, but yeah jpboca, it does seem to run slightly on the slower side. I figured it was more due to using my MacBook Air vs my iMac.

Marvin, I'm really enjoying my T2i. I played around with Nikon's but they just don't seem to feel right in my hands. The more I watch video's and learn about each feature, the easier and more enjoyable it becomes.

I was really struggling taking pictures inside the house during dinner/opening presents and what not, without the use of flash. Any secrets?
 
Bandomo said:
I'm guessing the close-up lens was the reason for the shallow depth-of-field vs the use of a large aperture.
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Yup. Close ups loose a lot of depth of field, be it via a close up lenses like the 250D, a macro lens or extension tubes. To maximize depth of field, use the smallest (largest number) aperture you can.

I was really struggling taking pictures inside the house during dinner/opening presents and what not, without the use of flash. Any secrets?
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Get a good compatible flash and "off shoe" sync cord ;) This will let you hold the flash in hand, right up to the glass to eliminate glare from the glass...as well as angle the flash in order to tweak your lighting :)
 
The secret is to use a tripod whenever possible and take lots of pictures. Experiment with different settings and adjustments.
 
Thanks!
I read that the most important thing when shooting any living creature, is to have the eyes perfectly in focus. If the eyes aren't in focus, the brain automatically dismissed the picture. Easier said then done, LOL
 
Boy did I struggle! I was finally able to get a decent shot of my Red Hornets in my small frag tank, which runs an AI Nano. Even thou my main tank runs 20k HQI, its much easier to take pics vs the AI LED's. Tell me what you think?
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